It is not surprising to read how much tourism there is in the world today. However, it is sad to realize that because international travel is so dependent on money, the ability to travel is limited to those who are well off. This is shown by the fact that 80 percent of international tourists are citizens of twenty rich nations. Advances in transportation have made travelling less of a luxury, and now things such as flying from city to city in the Northeast have become common place instead of reserved for the inexplicably wealthy. Advances like that, are examples of how tourism has had a positive effect on our economy. However, in less economically advanced countries tourism does not actually help countries as much as it may seem. Instead of bringing money into the country, the money goes to foreign corporations while the destination country is left with pollution and depleted natural resources.
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